Prestatyn flat fire: Mum of two victims is pregnant again

Jonty Lewis, the mother of Bailey and Skye Allen finds out she is expecting again

Steve Allen and Jonty Lewis are expecting another child pictured with their children 7 year old Kai and 15month old Hunter

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A COUPLE who lost two of their children in a horrific house fire said news of their pregnancy is “a gift from our angels in Heaven.”

Jonty Lewis and Steve Allen have announced that they are expecting a baby next year.

The pair from Prestatyn said a psychic told them the infant is a present from four-year-old Bailey and two-year-old Skye, who have been referring to their younger sibling as a “little star.”

The children were killed along with their 20-year-old aunt, Lee-Anna Shiers, her partner, Liam Timbrell, 23, and their 15-month-old son, Charlie after a blaze ripped through a flat in Maes y Groes, Prestatyn last October.

Earlier this year their downstairs neighbour, ground floor tenant Melanie Smith was sentenced to a minimum of 30 years behind bars for their murders.

Since then, Jonty and Steve have tried to rebuild their lives, with the impending arrival of their fifth child promising a much-deserved glimmer of happiness.

Speaking to the Daily Post last night, Jonty – who is 18 weeks pregnant – said: “When we found out we were expecting, we had mixed emotions – of course we are really pleased and excited.

Bailey and Skye Allen

“But then we didn’t want anyone to think we are trying to replace Bailey and Skye.

“We went to see a psychic, who asked me why 2014 is going to be an exciting year for us, and then he said Bailey and Skye are really excited about their baby brother or sister, who they’ve been calling their little star, sent as a gift from them to us.

“Knowing that has helped us a lot because they can never ever be replaced.”

The couple have found comfort in speaking to a medium to help them cope with their insufferable loss, made even more heartbreaking by the fact that their children had only been spending the night with their auntie Lee-Anna – Steve’s sister – when they died.

Jonty, 29, added: “What with everything that’s happened to us, we kept the news of the baby to ourselves for quite a while until we felt ready to tell people, but now I’m getting too big to keep it a secret.”

Jonty and Steve are now hoping to find out the sex of their baby at their forthcoming 20 week scan.

“We’re not decided on names yet but if it’s a boy, his middle name will be Bailey and if it’s a girl, her middle name will be Skye as a tribute to them,” said Jonty.

“We’d love another girl but we don’t mind what we have as long as the baby is healthy.

“He or she is due on February 17, 2014 - 10 days after what would’ve been Skye’s fourth birthday.

“Our eldest son Kai, who’s seven is really excited.

“Our 15-month-old baby, Hunter obviously doesn’t understand, but it will be nice for him and the baby to be close in age, just like Bailey and Skye were.”

Jonty said she had not planned on having any more children after Hunter was born, but finding out she was expecting came as a “nice surprise.”

“Because we weren’t planning any more children, we gave away a lot of the kid’s clothes and only kept a couple of things back as mementoes.

“We haven’t bought anything for the baby yet as we are hoping to find out the sex first - like we have with all of our children.”

In the meantime, every day is still a struggle adapting to the big void left in the family with annual milestones proving too hard to bear.

Just last week, instead of sorting out Bailey’s fifth birthday party, they were arranging a balloon release in his memory, and preparing for their ritual of sticking cards and teddies to railings outside the fire-ravaged flat.

But announcing the news on an RIP page set up on Facebook to remember Lee-Anna, Liam, Charlie, Bailey and Skye, Steve posted: “Through all the darkness we’ve been through over the last 11 months, we see some light and we are both proud to announce that Jonty is 18 weeks pregnant.

“Bailey and Skye, we thank you for your gift, we miss you sooooo much and words will never be enough to explain the heartache we go through every day.

“We love you all so much: Kai, Bailey, Skye, Hunter and Bump! xxx”

l In May, Melanie Smith, 43, was convicted of five counts of murder and one count of making threats of arson.

A judge described the her action as “exceptional wickedness, almost unparalleled in its consequences.”